14.6 Ranks/Titles and Relevant Abbreviations

• [A table showing rank equivalents in the Defence Forces can be found at: http://intranet/vrb/resources/ranks/ranks.html]

TITLESTANDARD

A

ABLE SEAMAN — AB

ACTING SUB-LIEUTENANT — AGSBLT

ADMIRAL — ADML

ADJUTANT — ADJT

ADJUTANT-GENERAL — ADJTGEN

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL — ACM

AIRCRAFTMAN — AC

AIRCRAFTWOMAN — ACW

AIR COMMODORE — AIRCDRE

AIR MARSHAL — AM

AIR VICE MARSHAL — AVM

ARCHBISHOP — ARCHBP

ARCHDEACON — ARCHD

B

BARONESS — BNESS

BISHOP — BISH

BOMBARDIER — BDR

BREVET-COLONEL — BT-COL

BRIGADIER — BRIG

C

CANON — CAN

CAPTAIN — CAPT

CARDINAL — CARD

CAPTAIN (Navy)CAPT RN

CHIEF INSPECTOR — CH INSP

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER — CPO

COLONEL — COL

COMMANDER — CDR

COMMISSIONER — COM

COMMODORE — CDRE

CORPORAL — CPL

D

DEACON — DEACN

DOCTOR — DR

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E

EMERITUS PROFESSOR — EM PROF

ESTATE — EST

F

FATHER — FR

FIELD MARSHAL — FM

FLIGHT SERGEANT — FSGT

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT — FLTLT

FLYING OFFICER — FLGOFF

G

GENERAL — GEN

GENERAL SIR — GEN SIR

GROUP CAPTAIN — GPCAPT

H

HIS EXCELLENCY — HIS EX

HIS HONOUR JUDGE — HIS HON JUDGE

HER HONOUR JUDGE — HER HON JUDGE

(THE) HONOURABLE — HON

HONOURABLE DOCTOR — HON DR

(THE) HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE — HON MR JUST

HONOURABLE SIR — HON SIR

J

JUDGE — JUDGE

L

LADY — LADY

LANCE BOMBARDIER — LBDR

LANCE CORPORAL — LCPL

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN — LAC

LEADING AIRCRAFTWOMAN — LACW

LEADING SEAMAN — LS

LEADING WRAN — LW

LIEUTENANT — LT

LIEUTENANT COLONEL — LTCOL

LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RETIRED)LTCOL(RET)

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER — LCDR

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER(RETIRED)LCDR(RET)

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SIR — LCDR SIR

LIEUTENANT GENERAL — LTGEN

TITLESTANDARD

M

MAJOR — MAJ

MAJOR GENERAL — MAJGEN

MAJOR GENERAL SIR — MAJ GEN SIR

MATRON — MATRON

MIDSHIPMAN — MIDN

MISS — MISS

MS — MS

MR — MR

MR AND MRS — MR & MRS

MR... AND MS/MISS...MR... & MS/MISS*

MR JUSTICE — MR JUS

MRS — MRS

* Where initials known for both spouses:MR F & MRS G JONES

   Where only one initial known:MR F & MRS JONES

   Where surnames differ — MR F KENNEDY & MS G DRUITT

P

PILOT OFFICER — PLTOFF

PRIVATE — PTE

PROFESSOR — PROF

PROFESSOR SIR — PROF SIR

R

REAR ADMIRAL — RADM

REVEREND — REV

REVEREND BROTHER — REV BR

REVEREND CANON — REV CAN

REVEREND DOCTOR — REV DR

REVEREND FATHER — REV FR

REVEREND MR — REV MR

REVEREND PROFESSOR — REV PROF

RIGHT REVEREND — RT REV

RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR — RT REV MON

TITLESTANDARD

S

SECOND LIEUTENANT — 2LT

SERGEANT — SGT

SENATOR — SEN

SIR — SIR

SQUADRON LEADER — SQNLDR

SQUADRON LEADER (RETIRED)SQNLDR(RET)

SQUADRON OFFICER — SQNOFF

STAFF SERGEANT — SSGT

SUB LIEUTENANT — SBLT

SURGEON CAPTAIN — SURGCAPT

SURGEON COMMANDER — SURGCDR

V

(THE) VENERABLE — VEN

VICE ADMIRAL — VADM

VICE ADMIRAL SIR — VADM SIR

W

WARRANT OFFICER — WO

WING COMMANDER — WGCDR

WRAN — WRAN